Mechanisms of evolution in Rickettsia conorii and R. prowazekii.

H, Ogata; S, Audic; P, Renesto-Audiffren; PE, Fournier; V, Barbe; D, Samson; V, Roux; P, Cossart; J, Weissenbach; JM, Claverie; D, Raoult

doi:10.1126/science.1061471

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Mechanisms of evolution in Rickettsia conorii and R. prowazekii.

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Ogata H

Audic S

Renesto-Audiffren P

Abstract

Rickettsia conorii is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Mediterranean spotted fever in humans. We determined the 1,268,755-nucleotide complete genome sequence of R. conorii, containing 1374 open reading frames. This genome exhibits 804 of the 834 genes of the previously determined R. p...

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